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DOL IG Says Info-Sharing Pacts Lacked Safeguards

U.S. Department of Labor Inspector General Anthony P. D'Esposito testified Wednesday before a U.S. House subcommittee that during the Biden administration, the department shared confidential information with plaintiffs attorneys without notifying the Wage and Hour Division or the Employee Benefits Security Administration.

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Recycling Co. Strikes $2.6M Deal In EEOC Sex Bias Suit

An Alabama federal judge greenlighted a $2.6 million deal Wednesday to resolve a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit that accused a recycling plant of refusing to hire women for laborer positions.

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Building Products Co. Can't Shake Wage, Break Suit

A Washington federal judge on Tuesday said a building products company cannot escape a proposed class action claiming it denied workers wages and breaks, finding that the former employee behind the suit plausibly alleged unpaid work and that federal compensability rules do not apply to her state law wage claims.

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EEOC Enforcement Plan Signals DEI, Religious Bias Scrutiny

Pierce Blue and Sharon Masling

In light of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently publishing its national enforcement plan cov... (more story)

Yellow Corp. WARN Act Appeal Refines Layoff Guidance

Sarah Primrose, Peter Wozniak and Christopher Coleman

A Delaware federal court's recent upholding of a bankruptcy court's disallowance of unions' federal Worker Adjustm... (more story)

Remote Work Rulings Show ADA Fights Hinge On Process

Paul Sweeney

Two opposite outcomes in recent Fifth Circuit and D.C. federal court cases underscore that the legality of denying... (more story)

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Virginia Trucking Co. Asks Justices To Ax Bargaining Order

The National Labor Relations Board failed to justify its decision to issue a bargaining order against a Virginia trucking company, and the Fourth Circuit improperly rubber-stamped the decision, the company arg... (more story)

Wikipedia Host Faces Union Recognition Demand

A Communications Workers of America affiliate is seeking voluntary recognition from the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and related projects, the CWA announced.

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NLRB Dismisses IUOE Info Request Complaint On Remand

The National Labor Relations Board has dismissed a complaint accusing a construction subcontractor of unlawfully refusing to provide an International Union of Operating Engineers local with requested informati... (more story)

DOL Takes Swipe At Derisking Cases In Bristol-Myers Brief

The U.S. Department of Labor urged the Second Circuit to shut down a suit claiming drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb violated federal benefits law by offloading $2.6 billion in pension liabilities to a risky annu... (more story)

5th Circ. Says NLRB Can Transfer Anheuser-Busch Arb. Case

The National Labor Relations Board can transfer to the Eleventh Circuit an appeal by Anheuser-Busch challenging the board's decision finding that the brewing company violated federal labor law by trying to for... (more story)

Defense Unions Urge Court To Restore Contracts With DOD

A union coalition has urged a Maryland federal judge to reverse the U.S. Department of Defense's cancellation of hundreds of union contracts, arguing the defense secretary's sudden shift didn't make sense.

Amazon Says NLRB Wrong On Precedent, Policy In Cemex

A 2023 National Labor Relations Board decision that lowered the bargaining order standard and shifted the burden for filing union election petitions to employers conflicts with U.S. Supreme Court precedent and... (more story)

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States Seek Win Over Trump Admin In DEI Contracts Dispute

Nineteen states and Washington, D.C., are urging a Maryland federal judge to vacate federal agencies' implementation of President Donald Trump's executive order requiring government contractors to agree that t... (more story)

DLA Piper Says Deception, Not Bias, Cost Palestinian Atty Job

DLA Piper urged an Illinois federal judge to toss a Palestinian attorney's suit claiming the firm revoked a job offer out of discrimination, arguing it rescinded the offer because she concealed allegations tha... (more story)

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6th Circ. Backs Costco's Win In Ex-Worker's Retaliation Suit

The Sixth Circuit won't reopen a Black former Costco worker's lawsuit alleging he was fired for producing evidence to support a separate race discrimination case, concluding Wednesday he couldn't overcome Cost... (more story)

Ex-Players Seek $4M In Legal Fees In NFL Race-Norming Fight

Ex-NFL players who settled a suit over racially discriminatory assessments made by the league's disability and retirement plans are asking a Maryland federal judge for over $4 million in legal fees.

Jackson Lewis Names New Employment Litigation Co-Leaders

Jackson Lewis PC announced the elevation of two office managers and longtime firm attorneys to co-leaders of the employment litigation group this week.

9th Circ. Won't Reopen Vax Bias Suit Against Wash. Officials

The Ninth Circuit upheld a Washington state agency's win in a suit alleging it unlawfully fired over a dozen employees rather than accommodate their religious objections to the COVID-19 vaccine, ruling they ha... (more story)

7th Circ. Told To Keep Judge's MAGA Firing Fight In Fed. Court

A retired judge looking to hold the Illinois Supreme Court liable for canceling his temporary reinstatement over a pro-MAGA opinion column told the Seventh Circuit Monday that his case belongs in federal court... (more story)

Wage & Hour More

DOL Clarifies Commute Pay Rules For Hybrid, Field Workers

Midday travel between home and office for employees who work from home part of their workday qualifies as ordinary commuting time and does not need to be paid, the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Divi... (more story)

Fidelity Didn't Pay For Boot-Up Time, Call Center Workers Say

Fidelity Investments failed to pay call center workers for time spent booting up computer systems before their shifts and shutting them down after, as well as for work performed during lunch breaks, according ... (more story)

Pharmacy Co. Not Joint Employer Of Courier, Judge Says

A pharmacy company was not a courier's joint employer under federal or Massachusetts wage laws, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Wednesday in a proposed class and collective action alleging the driver was m... (more story)

AI Training Platform Misclassifies College Workers, Suit Says

A company that recruits workers to train artificial intelligence models misclassified thousands of college students and others as independent contractors while controlling their assignments, pay and work metho... (more story)

Migrant Workers Class Cert. Bid Fails Over Worker Variation

A former agricultural worker's bid to pursue wage and hour claims on behalf of more than 1,000 farm laborers has been recommended for denial by a California federal magistrate judge, who found the proposed cla... (more story)

Nike Ad Crew Member Sues Over Wages, Missed Breaks

A production assistant who worked on a Nike Inc. commercial has sued the sportswear giant, its advertising agency and a production company, alleging the companies failed to pay overtime wages, denied meal and ... (more story)

Reed Smith Loses Bid To Pause Ex-Worker's Gender Bias Suit

A New Jersey judge on Tuesday rejected Reed Smith LLP's motion to pause discovery in a gender discrimination lawsuit brought by a former employee, finding that the firm had not proved irreparable harm if the c... (more story)